Bettye Williams v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, 1 Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Bettye Williams petitioned for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income claiming she was unable to work due to hypertensive vascular disease, hydrocephalus with placement of a shunt, amblyopia, and anxiety disorder. Williams complained of fatigue, headaches, eye pain, hand cramping, foot swelling and mood problems. After determining Williams’s conditions were not severe enough to be considered disabling and did not significantly limit her ability to work, the Commissioner denied her application. After a hearing to review the sufficiency of Williams’s application, the…